{"id":324,"date":"2019-11-07T21:02:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T21:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=hall_of_fame&#038;p=324"},"modified":"2019-12-30T11:17:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T18:17:59","slug":"ruby-wine-sheldon","status":"publish","type":"hall_of_fame","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/hall-of-fame\/ruby-wine-sheldon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Wine Sheldon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ruby Wine Sheldon<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame<\/strong><br \/><strong><em><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Enshrined 2009<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ruby Wine Sheldon was born on October 20, 1917, in Meridian, Mississippi. She became a photographer in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee before moving to Phoenix at the age of 32. In 1964 a challenge from her coworkers prompted her to learn to fly and she received her private pilot\u2019s license soon after. 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